Davies, USA, Marta, Bundesliga, TV

*USA forward Charlie Davies, seriously injured in an auto accident near Washington in October, was scheduled to undergo elbow surgery in Los Angeles today. "Can't wait to bend my arm again!" he wrote on his Twitter page.

*The USA training camp roster for the El Salvador friendly Feb. 24 in Tampa will be finalized this week. Between 20 and 26 players (most, if not all, from MLS) are likely to be invited for a camp that begins Feb. 10 at Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., before shifting to Florida on the 20th.

*St. Louis Athletica has acquired the No. 1 pick in Thursday's WPS disperal draft, which will distribute players formerly with the Los Angeles Sol. Athletica is coached by former Brazil national team boss Jorge Barcellos. Brazilian superstar Marta is available. You do the math. However, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that Athletica will claim USA national team midfielder Shannon Boxx and Marta will end up in the Bay Area. In the trade, the Beat received defender Kia McNeill (17 starts), midfielder Angie Woznuk Kerr (18 starts) and the rights to second-round college pick Amanda Poach from Santa Clara.

"While we certainly would have loved to have Marta, the fact is that we have a game plan and a budget, and it is important to us that we stay true to that plan," Beat GM Shawn McGee said. Added Barcellos: "We were presented with an opportunity to make our club better."

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*Bundesliga chief executive Christian Seifert will attend the Super Bowl in Miami this weekend, the Insider has learned. A member of his traveling entourage said: "It's true that we play better [traditional] football, but Americans are so far ahead with marketing and promotion. We hope to learn from this experience."

I can't remember whether I've previously mentioned that Kennesaw, GA, the home of the Beat, has a high school whose teams are known as the Hoyas, of all things.

In other WPS news, it appears that the Liberty will not be playing in the Electric Chair in Chester. Instead, they have opted for the campus of exurban West Chester University, 18 miles to the northwest, I believe that Toyota Park will be the only MLS SSS with a WPS secondary tenant. (Do any of them have any other type of significant secondary tenant, or do they just do the occasional concert or high school throwball game?)

Reading's stadium also hosts London Irish, while Old Trafford has had Rugby League markings on it at times. Plus, there are more than a fe lower level grounds (Vicarage Road, for one) that ground-share with a league or Union club.